Introduction

The first of the Spaldings came to the New World probably in 1619, nearly two years before the Pilgrims reached Plymouth Rock aboard the Mayflower on December 21, 1620. What follows is the story of how the Spalding clan migrated from Spalding, England to America, adopted a new spelling of the name and eventually continued on to Colorado Springs. The story is told in three iterations:

Lineage Summary & Expanded Lineage (this page)

The Spaulding Saga Narrative (link at bottom of page)

The Spaulding Place: First Colorado Roots (link at bottom of page)

Lineage Summary

                         As of January 2008,                       

        the Spauldings’ 389^th year in America

Willfred Spalding – born in London circa 1570

*Edward Spalding – born in London September 4, 1596

-- *First Spalding to come to America. Arrives Virginia Colony 1619 --

John Spalding – born in Bermuda circa 1631

Edward Spalding – born in Chelmsford, MA Sept 16, 1663

 Isaac Spalding – born in Chelmsford, MA Sept 27, 1693

Jacob Spalding – born in Norfolk, CT Dec 17, 1732

Daniel Spalding – born in Norfolk, CT July 25, 1758

Daniel Spalding – born in New Marlboro, MA Aug 12, 1788

James-B. Spaulding – born in New Marlboro, MA Oct 19, 1824

Milton-E. Spaulding – born in New Hudson, NY Oct 26, 1851

George H Spaulding – born in Springfield, IL May 17, 1887

George H Spaulding – born in Springfield, IL Jul 12, 1918

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- Gerald H Spaulding – born in Deming, NM Jan 22, 1944

-- Scott C Spaulding – born in Colorado Springs, CO Jul 30, 1966

--- Brianna Spaulding – born in Virginia Beach, VA Jul 25, 1992

-- Brian K Spaulding – born in Colorado Springs, CO Jun 28, 1967

--- Jessica Spaulding – born in Colorado Springs, CO Jul 14, 1999

--- Julia Spaulding – born in Colorado Springs, CO Nov 12, 2003

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- Jon M Spaulding – born in Albuquerque, NM Oct 11, 1945 

-- Joni Dee Spaulding – born in Colorado Springs, CO Mar 28, 1967

--- Taylor Welling – born in Englewood, CO Oct 13, 2002

-- James M Spaulding – born in Colorado Springs, CO Oct 9, 1977

--- Mackenzie Stanley – born in Loveland, CO May 3, 2001 

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Expanded Lineage

   Number = generation in America.

   Names in red = direct line of male ancestry to today's Colorado Spauldings.

1. Edward Spalding – (b. Sep 4, 1596 Eng; d. Feb 26, 1669 Chelmsford, MA)

    Father: Willfred Spalding (b. abt 1570; d. aft 1605; m. Sep 21, 1598)

    Mother: Anne

    Siblings: Willfred (b. Jul 22 1592 Eng; d. Sep 1, 1603 Eng) & Edmund (b. abt 1595 Eng; d. ????  Maryland).

    Marriage-1: circa 1630, possibly in Bermuda

       To: Margaret Elliot (b. Feb 1600 Eng; d. Aug 1640 Braintree, MA) 

    Marriage-2: abt 1642 Chelmsford, MA

       To: Rachel Needham (b. abt 1622 MA Colony; d. Mar 1670 Chelmsford)

    Children with Margaret:

       John (b. 1631 Bermuda)

       Edward (Lieut.) (b. 1635; spelled his name “Spaulding” in his will)

       Grace (b. 1637)

     Children with Rachel:

       Benjamin (b. Apr 7, 1643)

       Joseph (b. Oct 25, 1646)

       Dinah (b. Mar 14, 1649)

       Andrew (b. Nov 19, 1652)

2. John Spalding (b. 1631 Bermuda; d. Oct 3, 1721 Chelmsford, MA)

     Father: Edward

     Mother: Margaret

     Siblings: “Lieut” Edward, Grace, Benjamin, Joseph, Dinah, & Andrew.

     Marriage: May 18, 1658 Concord, MA

       To: Hannah Heald (b. Aug 14, 1635 Eng; d. Aug 14, 1689 Chelmsford)

     Children

       John (b. Feb 15, 1659)

       Eunice (b. Jul 27, 1660)

       Edward (b. Sep 16, 1663)

       Hannah (b. Apr 28, 1666)

       Samuel (b. Mar 6, 1668)

       Deborah (b. Nov 12, 1770)

       Joseph (b. Oct 22, 1673)

       Timothy (b. 1675/6)

3.  Edward Spalding (b. Sep 16, 1663; Chelmsford; d. Apr 5, 1725 Plainfield, CT)

     Father: John

     Mother: Hannah Heald (possibly changed to Hale)

     Siblings: John, Eunice, Hannah, Samuel, Deborah, Joseph, & Timothy.

     Marriage-1: Nov 27, 1683

       To: Mary Bracket (d. Dec 8, 1704)

     Marriage-2: Oct 23, 1705

       To: Dorothy Hayward

     Children with Mary

       Edward (b. Feb 3, 1684)

       Josiah (b. Jan 13, 1686)

       Isaac (b. Sep 27, 1693)

       Mary (b. Jul 23, 1695)

       Jacob (b. May 14, 1696)

       Philip (b. Mar 6, 1700)

     Children with Dorothy

        Deborah (b. Jan 17, 1707)*        |

        Rachel (b. Jan 17, 1707)*    * Twins

        Unis (b. Aug 16, 1715)

        Joseph (b. Sep 3, 1718)

4. Isaac Spalding (b. Sep 27, 1693 Chelmsford, MA; d. Sep 29, 1754 Cornwall, CT)

     Father: Edward

     Mother: Mary Bracket

     Siblings: Edward, Josiah, Mary, Jacob, Philip, Deborah, Rachel, Unis, and Joseph.

     Marriage: Feb 2, 1713 Havervill, MA

       To: Elizabeth Haynes (b. May 22, 1697 Havervill, MA)

     Children

       Mehitable (b. Feb 7, 1714)

       Elizabeth (b. Jan 13, 1716)

       Amy (b. Dec 13, 1717)

       Phineas (Jan 23, 1721)

       Edward (b. Aug 18, 1722)

       Sarah (b. Feb 15, 1724)

       Isaac (b. Apr 22, 1726)

       Rachel (b. Jul 15, 1728)

       Jeremiah (b. Aug 20, 1730)

       Jacob (b. Dec 17, 1732 per family bible/Dec 6, 1733 per CT records)

       Timothy (b. Dec 19, 1739)

5. Jacob Spalding (b. Dec 17, 1732 or Dec 6, 1733 Norfolk, CT; d. Apr 30, 1814 Norfolk, CT. Often referred to himself as “Ensign Spalding.”)

     Father: Isaac Spalding

     Mother: Elizabeth Haynes

     Siblings: Mehitable, Elizabeth, Amy, Phineas, Edward, Sarah, Isaac, Rachel, Jeremiah and Timothy.

     Marriage: Date unknown      

       To: Rachel Knapp of Danbury, CT (b. July 27, 1737; Aug 2, 1821)

      Children

       Isaac (b. Jul 30, 1757)

       Daniel (b. Jul 25, 1758)

6.  Daniel Spalding (b. Jul 25, 1758 Norfolk, CT; d. Jun 4, 1814)

     Father: Jacob Spalding

     Mother: Rachel Knapp   

     Sibling: Isaac

     Marriage:

       To: Esther Austin (d. Aug 1824)

     Children

       Sarah (b. 1732)

       Austin (b. Jul 9, 1784)

       Daniel (b. Aug 12, 1788)

       Phineas (b. Nov 7, 1790)

       Anna (b. Dec 22, 1792)

 7. Daniel Spalding (b. Aug 12, 1788; d. May 20, 1849 Canaan, CT)

     Father: Daniel Spalding

     Mother: Esther Austin

     Siblings: Sarah, Austin, Phineas & Anna.

     Marriage-1: April 3, 1811 

       To: Hannah Benedict (b.      ; d. Mar 12, 1814)

     Marriage-2: Mar 28, 1815

       To: Thankful Benedict (Hannah’s sister) (b. Aug 29, 1790; d. Jan 8, 1892) Andover, NY

     Children with Hannah

       A son (b. Dec 1, 1812; d. same day)

     Children with Thankful (all born in New Marlboro, MA)

       Mary (b. Aug 12, 1816)

       Phebe E (b. Aug 6, 1818)

       Daniel Benjamin (b. Sep 4, 1820)

       Esther Austin (b. Nov 1, 1822)

       James Benedict (b. Oct 19, 1824)

       Hannah Benedict (b. Dec 11, 1833)

8. James Benedict Spalding (later adopted Spaulding) (b. Oct 19, 1824 New Marlboro, MA; d. Nov 10, 1897 Springfield, IL)  (see JamesB narrative)

     Father: Daniel Spalding

     Mother: Thankful Benedict

     Siblings: Mary, Phebe, Daniel, Esther & Hannah.

     Marriage-1: Jan 1, 1848

       To: Mary C Smith (b. abt 1827 New Marlboro, MA; d. May 13, 1852)

     Marriage-2: Sep 20, 1854

       To: Cynthia Annie Ewing (b. Dec 13, 1836; d.               )

     Children with Mary C Smith

       Lewis Herbert (b. Aug 14, 1849)

       Milton Edward (b. Oct 26, 1851)

     Children with Cynthia Ewing

       Frank Ewing (b. Apr 12, 1857)

       Emma Cynthia (b. Apr 30, 1863)*

       Albert Starr (b. Jan 23, 1866)*

       Irving Easton (b. Dec 23, 1867)*    *Last three b. in Springfield, IL       

9. Milton Edward Spaulding (b. Oct 26, 1851 New Hudson, NY; d. ????) (Listed as Milton Edward Spaulding in the US Census of 1880, which also lists his father as James Benedict Spaulding. The name is now official.) (See Milton Edward Spaulding narrative below)

     Father: James Benedict Spaulding

     Mother: Mary Smith

     Siblings: Lewis, Frank, Emma, Albert & Irving.

     Marriage-1: Nov 17, 1874 Springfield, IL

       To: Zeruah “Ruth” Grace Hamer (b. in PA;  d. Jan 24, 1892)

      Marriage-2: Mar 9, 1893, probably in Springfield

       To: Mary E. Meschnarke (b.     ; d.        )

      Marriage-3: Dec 14, 1899, probably in Springfield

       To: Lula Gabert

     Children with Ruth

       Effie May (b. Nov 1, 1880)

       James B (b. Jul 6, 1883)

       Theodore T (b. Mar 1885)

       George Hamer (b. May 17, 1887)

       Frank E (b. Mar 26, 1889)

       Grace Hamer (b. Jul 25, 1891)

      Children with Mary

       Rollo Edward (b. Jun 8, 1895)

10. George Hamer Spaulding (b. May 17, 1887 Springfield, IL; d. Oct 13, 1953 Colorado Springs)

     Father: Milton Edward Spaulding

     Mother: Zeruah “Ruth” Grace Hamer

     Siblings: Effie May, James (d. 9 Jan, 1938 Colo Spngs), Theodore, Frank, Grace & Rollo.

     Marriage: Jun 1, 1910 Monticello, AK

       To: Mabel Kaiser (family adopted Kizer circa WWII) (b. Dec 20, 1890 Eureka Springs, AK; d. Nov 25, 1950 Colorado Springs, CO)

     Children

       George Homer Spaulding (b. Jul 12, 1918)

       A daughter stillborn in Colorado Springs, CO circa 1921

11. George Homer Spaulding (b. Jul 12, 1918 Springfield, IL; d. May 25, 2002 Colorado Springs, CO)

     Father: George Hamer Spaulding

     Mother:Mabel Kaiser (aka Kizer)

     Siblings: None

     Marriage: Jul 18, 1941 Colorado Springs, CO

       To: Ila Fae Kifer (b. Dec 25, 1921 Jerico Springs, MO; d. Jun 21, 2007 Colorado Springs, CO)

     Children

       Gerald Howard Spaulding (b. Jan 22, 1944)

       Jon Milton Spaulding (b. Oct 11, 1945)

Twelfth and Thirteenth Generations – A/B/C

12. A. Gerald Howard Spaulding (b. Jan 22 1944 Deming NM)

     Father: George Homer Spaulding

     Mother: Ila Fae Kifer

     Sibling: Jon Milton

     Marriage-1: Aug 28, 1965 Simla, CO

       To: Evelyn Louise Zentz (b. Nov 13, 1946 Colorado Springs, CO; d. Jun 2, 1999 Colorado Springs, CO)

     Marriage-2: Apr 7, 1990 Washington, DC

       To: Karen Lee Morris (b. Sep 17, 1958 Montclair, NJ)

     Children with Evelyn Louise Zentz

       Scott Cameron Spaulding (b. Jul 30, 1966)

       Brian Keith Spaulding (b. Jun 28, 1967)

13. A (1) Scott Cameron Spaulding (b. Jul 30, 1966 Colorado Springs, CO)

     Father: Gerald Howard Spaulding

     Mother: Evelyn Louise Zentz

     Sibling: Brian Keith

     Marriage-1: Dec 29, 1990 Simla, CO

       To: Sheri de George (b. Nov 22, 1963 Illinois)

     Marriage-2: Jul 17, 2004 San Antonio

       Carla Marie Rodriguez (b. Sep 26, 1980 San Antonio, TX)

     Children with Sheri de George

       Brianna Michelle (b. Jul 25, 1992 Virginia Beach, VA)

13. A (2) Brian Keith Spaulding (b. Jun 28, 1967 Colorado Springs, CO)

     Father: Gerald Howard Spaulding

     Mother: Evelyn Louise Zentz

     Sibling: Scott Cameron

     Marriage: Aug 16, 1997 Colorado Springs, CO

       To: Lisa Ingeborg Nold (b. Jul 20, 1967 DeKalb, IL)

     Children

       Jessica Ryan (b. Jul 14, 1999 Colorado Springs, CO)

       Julia Alis (b. Nov 12, 2003 Colorado Springs, CO)

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12. B. Jon Milton Spaulding (b. Oct 11, 1945 Albuquerque, NM)

     Father: George Homer Spaulding

     Mother: Ila Fae Kifer

     Sibling: Gerald Howard Spaulding

     Marriage-1:  Aug, 1966 Denver, CO

       To: Pamela Jane Brock (b. Jun 30, 1948 Denver, CO)

     Marriage-2:  1976 Denver, CO

       To: Paula Celia Figuerelli (b. Jul 18, 1952 Colorado Springs, CO)

     Marriage-3:  May 12, 2001

      To: Elizabeth Magno Tenioso (b. Aug 23, 1946 Tamar, Philippines)

     Children with Pamela Jane Brock

       13. B (1) Joni Dee Spaulding (b. Mar 28, 1967 Colorado Springs, CO married William “Mic” Welling Aug 28, 1993 Morrison, CO. Their daughter, Taylor Welling, was b. Oct 13, 2002.)

     Children with Paula Figuerelli

       James Michael Spaulding (b. Oct 9, 1977)

13. B (2) James Michael Spaulding (b. Oct 9, 1977 Colorado Springs, CO)

     Father: Jon Milton Spaulding

     Mother: Paula C. Figuerelli

     Sibling: Joni Dee Spaulding-Welling

     Marriage:

     Children with Alisa Meri Stanley

       Mackenzie Marie Stanley (b. May 3, 2001) 

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The Spaulding Saga Narrative

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The Spaulding Place: First Colorado Roots

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